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New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorized

NEW HAVEN — Sports Haven, the vacant landmark former video off-track-betting parlor in the Long Wharf section known for its highly visible giant murals of racing horses, is expected to come down this week and demolition could begin as soon as Tuesday morning,...
New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

After repeated water main breaks, Waterbury confronts ‘100 years of neglect’

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorized

WATERBURY — Since December, Waterbury has suffered multiple water main breaks, leaving residents and businesses without water for days. And officials know that isn’t the last of it. “Breaks are going to continue to occur in the system,” Mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr....
New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

Manchester senior center estimate jumps from $19 million to nearly $28 million

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorized

MANCHESTER — The estimated cost to convert a former church into a new senior center has come in higher than officials expected. The town’s Board of Directors thought turning the Concordia Lutheran Church on Pitkin Street, which it bought for $1.5 million, into a new...
New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

Stamford, state to split cost of $7.46 million West Broad Street Bridge’s yearlong rehab

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized

STAMFORD — A Stamford official said it will take at least a year to rehabilitate the deteriorated West Broad Street Bridge. City Engineer Lou Casolo said the $7.46 million project will address deteriorating portions of the bridge while allowing traffic and pedestrians...
New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

Amazon looks to build second mega-center in eastern CT, promising 500 jobs

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized

Already proposing a 1.3 million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner, Amazon is now looking to build a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center less than a half hour to the south. The world’s largest online retailer wants to use part of a 170-acre...
New Haven landmark Sports Haven, visible to 140k drivers each day, could come down this week

Revolution Wind project on track for completion this year, developer says

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized

The offshore Revolution Wind project is nearing completion after nearly three years of work based out of the State Pier in New London, officials with Danish wind energy developer Ørsted said Thursday. In a presentation on the company’s quarterly financial results,...
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